ZIP 50324 recorded 49 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 233 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Polk County, IA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
233 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 36 | |
| 2022 | 42 | |
| 2023 | 43 | |
| 2024 | 63 | |
| 2025 | 49 |
Mar peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 50324 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 44 | 18.9% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 29 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 23 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 19 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill | 14 | 6.0% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 50324 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 13.5% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 4 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 8 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 13 | 35.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 37.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 4 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 16.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 50324 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 673% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $203,343 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $203,343 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $69,259 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 50324.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Windsor Heights | 15 | |
| 2 | Clive | 4 |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 233 incidents in this ZIP across 2021–2025. Building-fire breakdowns (Area of Origin, Heat Source, ignition cause) only count fires investigators classified beyond the basic incident report. Because NFIRS reporting is voluntary, totals are a strong indicator rather than a complete census.